New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science

Natural History Museum Announces New Interactive Dinosaur Temporary Exhibit "Be the Dinosaur"

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 03, 2016

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE—September 28, 2016 (Albuquerque, NM): The New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science’s new traveling exhibit Be the Dinosaur™ is a state-of-the-art video game that allows visitors to explore some of the greatest mysteries of paleontology in a completely interactive way while walking through the Cretaceous period as a dinosaur. The six stations allow the visitor to forage through a virtual field searching for food and water while also avoiding attacks from other dinosaurs. Visitors of all ages can enter into the largest and most complex restoration of an extinct ecosystem ever created. The exhibit is set up in a way to help explain what a day in the life of a dinosaur was like and demonstrates how they might have lived. The exhibit is scheduled to open on Saturday October 1, 2016.

We are looking forward to seeing our guests interact with this fun exhibit" said Margie Marino, Museum Executive Director. "Kids love Dinosaurs and this exhibit will allow them to see what it is like to actually be one." she continued.

The exhibit is included in the museum’s admission prices, which are $8.00 for adults, $7.00 for seniors, and $5.00 for children. Along with Be the Dinosaur, visitors to the museum can explore several different geologic time periods of New Mexico and can also explore the stars in its Planetarium (additional cost for Planetarium shows). Visitors can also see live native animals in the Naturalist Center, the museum’s hands-on educational room. Large format movies can be seen every hour in the museum’s Lockheed Martin DynaTheater (additional cost for DynaTheater shows).

The New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science is a Division of the New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs. The Department of Cultural Affairs is New Mexico’s cultural steward and is charged with preserving and showcasing the state’s cultural riches. With its eight museums, eight historic monuments, arts, archaeology, historic preservation and library programs, the New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs is the largest state cultural agency in the nation. 

Media contact:
Gary Romero
505-841-2856
gary.romero@state.nm.us

The New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science preserves and interprets the distinctive natural and scientific heritage of our state through our extraordinary collections, research, exhibits and programs designed to ignite a passion for lifelong learning. For more information visit: www.nmnaturalhistory.org


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